New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-06
REFT7ITNG GOTLUS HOUSE.
EXTENSIVE CHANGES N HIS CITY HOME
THE BILLS LUN Ut TO 500 OOO-soME DTrFERENcE |
OVER lie CHARGrS

when Jay Gould returns from Europe he VIII
occupy virtually a now house at No. 90 Flfth-avo
This, his city residence. has undergone change SINCE
last June such as only combined force OF masos'
plumbers, decorators and furnisbcrs could effect In
period Of five months. The entire work has been
under the charge OF Ilcrer Brothers. who sublr the
various branches Of the undertaking. winding mp the
renovation Of the house with beautiful and rich dec"rE
tions. The whole cost has been about $l0o.Oon Mr.
Gould has taken deep interest In the ovcrhaunS OF
this house. which originally built for Mayor
Opdyhc and considered pllalal al the time Day
after day during the aud until the time Of his
departure on the Umbria Mr. Gould would come down
from Irvngton TO watch proceedings. often remaining
a good part Of the day. When he made his contract
with lcrtcr Botlers he said that he wished everything
done to make the house safe and comfortable anu
attractive. He did not wish TO 60 10 too much cN
pcnSe, for he did not know that he should retain ih'
place his permanent residence. Tho house had I"
he renovated however, for ceiling had fallen In one
Of the rooms and omlnous cracks wcrc appearing IN
The nlasterlnS elsewhere. These wcfc attribute" 10
the Hell Gate explosion to earthquakes inhucn'''
Mr. Gould's health also prominent consd'''
iion The cellar damp and the sanitary oond"oh
OF the place needed attention.
As long as Mr.. Could remained conveniently near
he kept eye all that going on al ih" house
when he discovered that something had 10 be d"''
which he had overlooked I'm his contract WIN
Hrrtcr brothers. he would say: DO that Inc IT,
many do that's" that the original contract when
was on a basis Of much less than 100000 'cca'ne
Swcncd to that sum In lts requirements
THE AMOUNT CuArGrp THorGHr FxCrs~Ivr.
When Nh Gould went away hc had an idea that th'
extras had been expensive luxury than h' hf'
supposed. and he entrusted an examination "i VIC
bills TO Edward e. CocNcy, Who has made rcp"'f'"n
for am eagle eye In purchasing suppcs for the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The story goes that Mr
,,i..v ac fin has
has estimated that there ought 10 be = t'ducioh vi
some 10 per cent In the amount charged
Edwin Gould asked yesterday II Mr. CocN"y hal
been doing this. Yes said Mr. Could. adding; !
don't know about the per cent. II was thought th''
there was some $4,000 too mnch charged on
the extras There written contract with iirf''r
Brother, for the original amoun Of the cXl'nc '' q"
incurred But was found necessary 10 do moro '
tho work along. and the estimate that TIE extras
figured up $4,000 too much was made
MI Could said be d.d not know what Mr. '.'cy
had done about IT,
Mr Coclcy Wa. asked about The matter Il kn""
nothing about ANYTHING Of the hnd.' said h" 90
couIdni say anything about u II dh Non '"'HN
expect me to, could youl Who told You That.
The source Of the information va. given W.T.
cochcy grabbed his hat and hastcn"d 10 VI. '''i4
room a. II intent an important mission.
Al IIcrtcr brothers. Nr Bifr'ow. The arch'''' j"
charge Of the work Mr.. Goull's house, sald h'
know of trouble the subject Of the bills licr'cr
Brothers had passed ON all the bills themselves uh'l
Mr. could went away and uow Nr cock"y ilI "''"
passing on them lie bad not learned that Mr. "onII'
agent had found any fault; az least, thr natter h''
not lccn presented io lIrricr hroinc.~ IL'l' '''-
'aiuly wa, no trouble over the hls for things ro.
,i-i for IN thr conirlct The hil, for extra. td not
colac from Her'rI Brothers. alAourh tl"} passed
through their hands. II Mr. Cochcy c.n-Id.rcd th",o
500 lish ho hal NOT said yet 10 IIcrcr hro'h's
rnr OLD WAY WIFI rrrNDiNG niifs.